Patents by Inventor Timothy Hickey
Timothy Hickey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8545187Abstract: Systems for protecting a wind turbine in high wind conditions are disclosed. A shrouded turbine may have an ejector shroud disposed adjacent and downstream of a turbine shroud. In one version, the ejector shroud can move to surround the turbine shroud. In another version, the turbine can be pivoted on a support tower to cover the intake end of the turbine and rotate the turbine about an axis at a right angle to the tower axis. In another version, the turbine is supported by a telescoping tower which may be retracted to lower the turbine in high winds. In another version, the tower sections may be connected by a pivotable connection and supported by guy wire(s) which may be lengthened to lower the upper tower section pivotally.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp.Inventors: Walter M. Presz, Jr., Michael J. Werle, Robert H. Dold, Jason Barnes, Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Jason Gawencki, William Scott Keeley, Jason Dionne, Fyodor Grechka, Stanley Kowalski, III, Stanley Kowalski, Jr., Timothy Hickey, John Urbanowicz
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Publication number: 20120315125Abstract: An unevenly loaded turbine blade is disclosed including a first region configured for extracting power from a fluid flow and a second region configured for adding power to the fluid flow. The power extracted from the fluid flow is typically greater than the power added to the fluid flow resulting in a net power extracted for the blades. The addition of power to the fluid flow advantageously results in localized injections of high velocity fluid flow which provide distributed mixing of wake and tip vortices along the length of the blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp.Inventors: Walter M. Presz, Michael J. Werle, Robert H. Dold, Timothy Hickey
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Publication number: 20120301283Abstract: An unevenly loaded turbine rotor blade is disclosed herein, the blade including a power-extracting region adapted for radially-varied (relative to the axis of rotation) power extraction per mass flow rate. The pitch and/or shape of the airfoil at a first radial position may be configured, so that power extraction per mass flow rate at the first radial position is different than power extraction per mass flow rate at a second radial position. Thus, the power-extracting region may be advantageously configured to take advantage of a non-uniform flow profile across a rotor plane such as may be induced using a shrouded turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp.Inventors: Walter M. Presz, Michael J. Werle, Robert H. Dold, Timothy Hickey
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Patent number: 8128605Abstract: A flow delivery system including a syringe that includes an outer plastic shell, a leur and a plunger; and a needle and/or a catheter that embodies a hub and a cannula which delivers a solution of a material. Various structures are included to provide locking engagements, torque sensitive connections, sufficient interfacing between components and visual conformation of connectors. The syringe assembly can also include an approach to a filter. Moreover, an approach to sterilization is provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Mentor Worldwide LLCInventors: Louis C. Masi, W. Scott Keeley, Timothy Hickey, Stanley Kowalski, III
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Publication number: 20110135458Abstract: A shrouded fluid turbine comprises an impeller and a turbine shroud surrounding the impeller. The shroud includes alternating inward and outward curving elements that form mixing elements on a trailing edge of the turbine shroud. The inward and outward curving elements have exposed lateral surfaces, or in other words do not have sidewalls joining the inward and outward curving elements. This allows for both transverse mixing and radial mixing of fluid flow through the turbine shroud with fluid flow passing along the exterior of the turbine shroud.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Inventors: Walter M. Presz, JR., Michael J. Werle, Robert Dold, Timothy Hickey, Thomas J. Kennedy, III
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Publication number: 20110085901Abstract: A shrouded wind turbine comprises an impeller and a turbine shroud surrounding the impeller. The shroud includes alternating inward and outward curving elements that form mixing elements on a trailing edge of the turbine shroud. The inward and outward curving elements have exposed lateral surfaces, or in other words do not have sidewalls joining the inward and outward curving elements. This allows for both transverse mixing and radial mixing of air flow through the turbine shroud with air flow passing along the exterior of the turbine shroud.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventors: Walter M. Presz, JR., Michael J. Werle, Robert Dold, Timothy Hickey, Thomas J. Kennedy, III
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Publication number: 20110002781Abstract: A wind turbine produces a unique pressure profile downstream of the wind turbine. This pressure profile reflects the structure of the wind turbine, which includes a shroud that has mixing lobes on a trailing edge thereof. The pressure profile includes high pressure and low pressure regions corresponding to the number and location of the mixing lobes on the shroud.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: FLODESIGN WIND TURBINE CORPORATIONInventors: Walter M. Presz, JR., Michael J. Werle, Thomas J. Kennedy, III, William Scott Keeley, Robert Dold, Timothy Hickey
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Publication number: 20100080683Abstract: Systems for protecting a wind turbine in high wind conditions are disclosed. A shrouded turbine may have an ejector shroud disposed adjacent and downstream of a turbine shroud. In one version, the ejector shroud can move to surround the turbine shroud. In another version, the turbine can be pivoted on a support tower to cover the intake end of the turbine and rotate the turbine about an axis at a right angle to the tower axis. In another version, the turbine is supported by a telescoping tower which may be retracted to lower the turbine in high winds. In another version, the tower sections may be connected by a pivotable connection and supported by guy wire(s) which may be lengthened to lower the upper tower section pivotally.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2009Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: FloDesign Wind Turbine CorporationInventors: Walter M. Presz, JR., Michael J. Werle, Robert Dold, Jason Barnes, Thomas J. Kennedy, III, Jason Gawencki, Scott Keeley, Jason Dionne, Fyodor Grechka, Stanley Kowalski, III, Stanley Kowalski, JR., Timothy Hickey, John Urbanowicz
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Publication number: 20090270814Abstract: A flow delivery system including a syringe that includes an outer plastic shell, a leur and a plunger; and a needle and/or a catheter that embodies a hub and a cannula which delivers a solution of a material. Various structures are included to provide locking engagements, torque sensitive connections, sufficient interfacing between components and visual conformation of connectors. The syringe assembly can also include an approach to a filter. Moreover, an approach to sterilization is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2008Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: MENTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Louis C. Masi, W. Scott Keeley, Timothy Hickey, Stanley Kowalski, III
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Patent number: 7331463Abstract: A medical procedure kit includes a saleable package including: an outer wrap defining at least one sealed and sterile interior portion; at least one sterilized surgical tool located within the at least one interior portion and sterilized after insertion into the at least one interior portion by a sterilization process that sterilizes both the at least one interior portion and the at least one sterilized surgical tool; a container having a medical adhesive therein, wherein the adhesive is also sterilized; and a medical adhesive applicator for applying the medical adhesive, wherein the at least one sterilized surgical tool forms part of a wound closure system.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2004Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Closure Medical CorporationInventor: Timothy Hickey
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Publication number: 20050220849Abstract: A medical procedure kit includes a saleable package including: an outer wrap defining at least one sealed and sterile interior portion; at least one sterilized surgical tool located within the at least one interior portion and sterilized after insertion into the at least one interior portion by a sterilization process that sterilizes both the at least one interior portion and the at least one sterilized surgical tool; a container having a medical adhesive therein, wherein the adhesive is also sterilized; and a medical adhesive applicator for applying the medical adhesive, wherein the at least one sterilized surgical tool forms part of a wound closure system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2004Publication date: October 6, 2005Applicant: Closure Medical CorporationInventor: Timothy Hickey
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Patent number: 6743858Abstract: A method of making a sterile adhesive composition includes placing a mixture of a polymerizable adhesive monomer and a thickening agent in a container, sealing the container, and sterilizing the mixture and the container. The method provides superior viscosity for the monomer composition. An adhesive composition includes 2-octyl cyanoacrylate and at least one thickener. The sterile adhesive composition is particularly useful as a medical adhesive and can comprise 1,1-disubstituted ethylene monomers, such as &agr;-cyanoacrylates.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2002Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Closure Medical CorporationInventors: Timothy Hickey, Ubonwan A. Stewart, Jerry Jonn, John S. Bobo
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Publication number: 20020156203Abstract: A method of making a sterile adhesive composition includes placing a mixture of a polymerizable adhesive monomer and a thickening agent in a container, sealing the container, and sterilizing the mixture and the container. The method provides superior viscosity for the monomer composition. An adhesive composition includes 2-octyl cyanoacrylate and at least one thickener. The sterile adhesive composition is particularly useful as a medical adhesive and can comprise 1,1-disubstituted ethylene monomers, such as &agr;-cyanoacrylates.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2002Publication date: October 24, 2002Applicant: CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Timothy Hickey, Ubonwan A. Stewart, Jerry Jonn, John S. Bobo
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Patent number: 6433096Abstract: A method of making a sterile adhesive composition includes placing a mixture of a polymerizable adhesive monomer and a thickening agent in a container, sealing the container, and sterilizing the mixture and the container. The method provides superior viscosity for the monomer composition. An adhesive composition includes 2-octyl cyanoacrylate and at least one thickener. The sterile adhesive composition is particularly useful as a medical adhesive and can comprise 1,1-disubstituted ethylene monomers, such as &agr;-cyanoacrylates.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2001Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Closure Medical CorporationInventors: Timothy Hickey, Ubonwan A. Stewart, Jerry Jonn, John S. Bobo
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Publication number: 20020065336Abstract: A method of making a sterile adhesive composition includes placing a mixture of a polymerizable adhesive monomer and a thickening agent in a container, sealing the container, and sterilizing the mixture and the container. The method provides superior viscosity for the monomer composition. An adhesive composition includes 2-octyl cyanoacrylate and at least one thickener. The sterile adhesive composition is particularly useful as a medical adhesive and can comprise 1,1-disubstituted ethylene monomers, such as &agr;-cyanoacrylates.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2001Publication date: May 30, 2002Applicant: CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Timothy Hickey, Ubonwan A. Stewart, Jerry Jonn, John S. Bobo
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Patent number: 6310166Abstract: A method of making a sterile adhesive composition includes placing a mixture of a polymerizable adhesive monomer and a thickening agent in a container, sealing the container, and sterilizing the mixture and the container. The method provides superior viscosity for the monomer composition. The sterile adhesive composition is particularly useful as a medical adhesive and can comprise 1,1-disubstituted ethylene monomers, such as &agr;-cyanoacrylates.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1999Date of Patent: October 30, 2001Assignee: Closure Medical CorporationInventors: Timothy Hickey, Ubonwan A. Stewart
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Patent number: 6143805Abstract: A method for sterilizing a liquid adhesive composition includes subjecting the composition to electron beam irradiation while it is enclosed in a container.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1998Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: Closure Medical CorporationInventors: Timothy Hickey, Ubonwan A. Stewart
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Patent number: D991493Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2023Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Inventors: Nicole Hickey, Timothy Hickey, Tracy L. Kendall